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CINDY LOUWHO vs SAM I AM The Players: **The ever-sweet and trusting CINDY LOUWHO whose letters are in black. **SAMUEL: the Lad/Minister whose letters are in BLUE, Any red words or highlighting are added afterwards by the intrepid scam-baiter.

OUR NASTY LITTLE SCAMMER SETS HIS TRAP FOR CINDY-LOU: Good day, I'll like to inform you that i am interested in ordering KJV/NIV Franklin Electronic bible, and also 100 pieces of KJV compact bibles from your store ,So now i want the total prices including the shipping cost to Nigeria via ups courier services, after this I'l remit my credit card informations for the payment. Thanks, expect to hear from you soonest. Regards (guess he doesn't want to commit to signing his name just yet.) ****************************************************************************************** ENTER CINDY LOUWHO - Bible Saleswoman Dear HF Ministry, Your order has been passed to me from our Internet-Retail department. I am the director of sales and as such handle any large accounts. We do sell to a number of overseas Christian Ministries and we do also offer special bulk discounts and upgraded shipping options for certain charity-cases. In order to proceed with the sale I require more information about your ministry. Please let me know the name and founding date. What are the "Good Works" that your ministry performs for people? (For some reason he decided not to answer this... guess 'bible stealing' is not really categorized as a 'good work'.) Are these bibles required for a special crusade or event? How soon would you require them? Please let me know about your ministry and the exact quantity of each item, how would you like them shipped? Insured Air Mail is usually the best choice for speed and cost. Please send me your mailing address so we can calculate shipping. Thank You and God Bless! Ms. Cindy Louwho Director of Company and Ministry Sales ******************************************************************************************* Sat, Jun 14 2003 Good day, Thanks so much for the response. The name of our ministry is the HOLY FAITH MINISTRIES and we are purcahsing the bibles for the forthcoming annuall Bible scholars graduation and award service. We are in need of 50 pieces of the Franklin KJV/NIV electronic bible and 100 compact KJV bibles. Thanks, expect to hear from you soonest. Regards, Bro samuel (Bro?? is that in the spiritual sense or meaning a guy with a 'fro???) ****************************************************************************************** June 14, 2003 Bro Samuel, We require your complete information to process your order. -Version: King James Binding: Burgundy Bonded Leather US SRP: $ 18.97 US X 100 pieces = 1897.00 -Electronic Bible KJV: Pocket Publisher: Franklin Electronic Publishers US SRP: $ 79.95 US X 50 = 3997.50 Total 5894.50 plus Shipping. Please forward the shipping address for HOLY FAITH MINISTRIES so I can calculate shipping costs. I will let you know what the costs of various shipping options are and then if you agree you can fax your credit card information to us to complete the order. Cindy Louwho ****************************************************************************************** Hello, Thanks for the response.We are OK with the prices of the order and here is our shipping address : SHIP TO : TUNJI OJO 21 OKEPOPO STREET LAGOS ISLAND,LAGOS STATE NIGERIA. 2348023068315 Please we want the shipment done via UPS worldwide express service. Thanks (What? We're not on a first name basis anymore??) ****************************************************************************************** Dear Samuel, I have checked shipping cost of UPS Worldwide Express and have found that it would be 1349.00!!! Surely you do not want to spend that kind of money! (Actually since you're using the credit card of some poor unsuspecting dupe, I'm sure you don't care!) Insured Airmail would be only 287.00 and would only take 2 or 3 weeks at most I'm sure that is the most reasonable choice in this circumstance. We have used it for many overseas shipments and find it very reliable. We realize how tight money is in most Christian ministries (especially in poor countries) and we would never want you to waste what little you have. Once you confirm to me that you do wish to go ahead with the purchase of the bibles, I will have them brought up from our main storehouse (we do not carry more than 2 or 3 of each item in retail locations). You can fax your credit card information to us (PLEASE DO NOT SEND CREDIT CARD INFORMATION IN E-MAIL AS IT IS NOT SAFE AND MAY BE INTERCEPTED AND ABUSED BY UNSCROUPULOUS INDIVIDUALS.) (Did I say unscrupulous?? Sorry, I didn't mean to pay you a complement. What I meant to call you was scum-sucking, toad-licking, festering blight on the face of humanity!!.) My office fax # is (xxx)xxx-xxxx PLEASE WRITE: ATTENTION CINDY LOUWHO! Include Credit Card type, number, and expiration date. ALSO, please put your signature beside this information. Once we have this information we should be able to get the order out right away. The address you have given me, is that for Holy Faith Ministries? Who is Tunji Ojo? Thanks and God Bless, Cindy ************************************************************************************************ June 20 Hello Cindy,sorry for the delay in replying you we were having problems from our ISP down here. We are still much interested in the order and the order is a very highly urgent one. We want the shipment to be done by UPS express regardless of the high cost of shipping.Since the bibles are needed urgently. (yeah right, you need to receive them urgently before I find out you hacked somebody's credit card numbers!!) We will fax the credit cards info to you now but the card will be more than one card and you will have to charge them evenly. Thanks for the cooperation. Regards, Bro Samuel Bro Samuel faxes his order. ****************************************************************************************** June 20 (Cindy Louwho tells a fib to see if she can get bro Samuel to spend more time re-typing his document and more money faxing 3 pages instead of 1.) Samuel, So sorry, we are having trouble with our fax machine and telephone lines. Our office is being renovated and the silly work crews seem to have messed everything up!! They seem to switch intermittently between fax and phone, very frustrating!! All the faxes we have received today have been interrupted mid-page!! And we don't seem to be getting incoming calls! The top half of your fax came though but then just seemed to cut off afterwards. Maybe if you can reprint it on 3 pages using only the top half of the page and fax them that way?? I know it's a little silly but otherwise I have to wait until it's fixed and now that it after 5:30 here it won't be done until Monday. If you can do that it would be great. Then if I have your credit info and signature I should be able to authorize the shipment. I'll be in tomorrow doing some work but the office will be technically closed. Thanks! Cindy Louwho ****************************************************************************************** June 21, Bro Samuel sends the same fax 2 more times. ************************************************************************************************ June 21 Bro Samuel, I'm soo sorry but like I told you yesterday our fax machine is not working properly! Only the top half of your page is coming through and I can't read anything on the bottom half! You have to stop wasteing your time and money sending full page faxes! You have to either wait until Monday when the repair man comes or RE-TYPE your document on 2 or 3 papers with the information ONLY ON THE TOP HALF. If you could do that so that I have all your credit card information and signature complete, then I can get the whole order ready today while I'm here today. But if I don't have the complete information our stock tracking system will not release the products. Anyway, please answer my e-mail! I can't figure out if you're receiving them or not! I'm only going to be here for about another hour so if you can't do it by then it will have to wait until Monday! Cindy Louwho ****************************************************************************************************** June 21 hello cindy, how are you today, i hope you are haivng a wonderful weekend with your family?, i will still try and send the fax again, because yesterday after sending the fax, i tried to call you to ask if you have recieved the fax i sent, there is no problem i will still send it about three to four times, so by that i think you should have recieved it then. regards, bro samuel ****************************************************************************************** June 22 Get out a hanky...here comes Cindy LouWho's heartrending life story..... sniff, sniff... Hi Samuel, Actually no, I can't say I'm having a wonderful weekend with my family because I have no family. Both my mother and father were killed 1 and a half years ago in a tragic tannenbaum accident in Whoville, Nova Scotia. Since I am an only child I have been alone, however later this year when I turn 21 I will inherit my father's yule logging company so until then I have to work here. But I'm sure you don't want to hear about that... I hope you did have a nice weekend with your family. Yes, please try your fax one more time. I know you have tried again but still I have gotten only the top half. Hopefully they can get the lines and machine fixed right away! I was able to get your order all boxed up and ready to ship when I was in on Saturday afternoon. Normally I'm not supposed to remove the products from inventory until after credit card infomation is entered but I don't mind breaking the rules for you because you seem like a nice guy and since you're a christian minister I'm sure you're very trustworthy. (Did I say minister? I meant to say malodorous mass of malignant maggot mildew....) Once I have your full fax then I can ship it and you should receive it by Wednesday or Thursday, I'm not sure, I've never shipped UPS overseas before. I'll be watching for your fax, I sure hope the whole thing can come through this time!! Blessings, Cindy ****************************************************************************************************** June 23 hello cindy, i am very sorry to here the way you lost your parents, i pray that the ALMIGHTY GOD will always guide you in all your endevours, and feel free to relate with me,(Oh I will....don't worry ;-) at least we are all the same before the LORD.(Highly unlikely... I think you're headed for the smoking section buddy.) i have sent the fax twise again on saturday, and i hope you should recieve it this time, and i will so much appreciate if you can ship the order today and send us the tracking number aswell. thanks for the co-operation, and understanding, bro samuel. ************************************************************************************************ June 23 Dear Bro Samuel, Thank you, you're so kind! I wish I could meet you in person, I was curious as to how old you are? Since you are the overseer of a big ministry you must be quite a bit older than I. Are you married? It would be really nice if you could send me a picture of yourself (to post on my web-site) and your family if it could be possible, but certainly don't worry about it if you can't. Sam, I did get your 3 faxes but NONE of them are complete! Only the top half came through and so it shows only 2 credit card numbers. Didn't you say you wanted it charged evenly on 4??? The man from the Horton Hearsawho Repair Company is here right now working on the lines so hopefully it will be repaired . WILL YOU PLEASE FAX IT AGAIN TODAY?? Maybe try it twice again. (Gee, I hope that doesn't cost you too much....) The boxes are sitting here waiting to ship but if I have UPS take them before I have verified the credit card information then I might lose my job so I really need to have that fax come through clearly! Also I wanted to let you know that I will be gone tomorrow morning for 2 days. I'm going to be up north at the Grinch Rehabilitation Center volunteering for a 2 day conference so I won't have access to my e-mail. But I'm sure I can get the shipment off to you today once your fax comes through. I'll be watching for it! Oh! The repair-man says it's fixed now. Thanks Again Bro. Sam for being so nice! Take Care (...to look over your shoulder now that I'm informing the issuing bank that you've hacked their credit card numbers!) Cindy ****************************************************************************************************** June 23 Bro Sam faxes 2 more times, this time cleverly turning it upside down to thwart the malfunctioning fax machine... hello cindy, i have sent the fax again turning it upside down this time. kindly call me on 234-803-5360000, if you have made the shipment.i will be expecting your call.may the ALMIGHTY GOD bless you abundantly.i should have reply you long ago but i am very busy with some members of the church that came for special prayer, and i will sent you some blessed incentries. (Did he make that word up?? I'm not sure if that's something I want sent to me... if anybody knows what those are please e-mail me) regards, bro samuel ****************************************************************************************** June 23 Bro Sam, I'm at home now just packing to leave very early tomorrow. The fax did come in alright but it was too late to get UPS pick-up so I left all the information for my co-worker Seuss to get it off first thing tomorrow morning. You should have it, I think, by Thursday, I'm sure you'll be really happy when you finally get your (thievin' little) hands on them! Please send me an e-mail right away when they arrive! You didn't say how old you were or if you can send a picture of yourself. I hope I didn't offend you, I don't mean to pry or anything... I'd still like to be friends even afterwards because you've been really nice. I haven't told anybody here at work but if the next 2 days at the Grinch Rehabilitation Center work out for me I may be hired there permanently and then not have to work another day at this stupid book company. I hope you won't mind if I can still e-mail you once in awhile. After my 21st birthday when I inherit my late father's yule logging company I won't have to work at all and I'll have plenty of money! (Carrot.) Anyway, I have to get up really early tomorrow so I better finish getting ready. They say the weather's going to be good tomorrow for traveling so I'm pleased. I'll be back on Wednesday night. Cindy ****************************************************************************************************** So Cindy Lou trips off to the Grinch Rehabilitation Center for 2 days and leaves Bro Sam's order in the hands of Seuss. Unbeknowst to Cindy, the ever vigilant Seuss finds out that Bro Sam's credit card numbers were obtained by fraudulant means and reports it to Mastercard thereby rendering them useless to Bro Sam! ************************************************************************************************ Friday June 27,6:30am Bro Sam wonders why he hasn't heard back from Cindy Lou OR received his shipment.... hello cindy, are you back from your journey, i have not had anything from you, if you are back let me know. regards, bro samuel. *************************************************************************************************** June 27, 11:30am Dearest Bro Sam, Something terrible has happened!!!! While I was gone, Seuss did an extended security check with the credit card numbers on your fax and found that they were reported stolen numbers!! They think you're a crook Sam (and they're right) and now they want to know how I'm involved!! (Can you say 'Scam-Baiter...') They are going to fire me if I don't turn over your actual address, you see, the name and shipping address "Tunji Ojo - Okepopo St" is in my computer under password and they insist that if I don't turn over the information they will fire me!!! (That was redundant, sorry) I can't lose my job Sam because I have nothing else! But I don't want to turn you in!! (Well to be honest, I do... and I did. The nice young man at Mastercard Security had already heard of you but he was quite happy to get your real name and address...) PLEASE!! PLEASE!! Tell me the truth of what is going on so I will know what to do! We are friends and if you have done something wrong, maybe I can help you so just be totally honest with me!! Is Tunji your real name?? What's this all about? Even if you deserve (eternal) punishment (in hell)I'm willing to help you escape it but only if you tell me the whole truth(and repent from your evil ways...). I need you to answer me RIGHT AWAY because they have already contacted international security agents and they are pressuring me for the information!! I'll be watching for your answer, Your friend, Cindy LouWho ****************************************************************************************************** Will Bro Sam confess and repent of his wicked ways???? Does he really believe that international security could come knocking on his door? Will he encourage Cindy LouWho to protect his identity and lose her job?? Stay tuned.... ****************************************************************************************** June 29 Could it be that Bro Sam feels remorse for what he's done?????? hello cindy, i will like to tell you the gospel truth, here in nigeria, we are very poor to the extend that you have to involve in one scam or the other to survive, so i can,t help it. if you can take me as a friend i will explain alot of things to you, but you should promise me that you will keep it confidential, and i am not brother samuel, or tunji ojo, i will tell you my real name. WHAT?? You mean to say you've been....... fibbing???? regards, Boo-hoo, Bro Sam 'can't help it'..... I'm startin' to actually feel a little bad for the guy..... ************************************************************************************************ June 30 Bro Sam, I am aware that Nigeria is a very poor country, as are many others,does that make it right to steal? PLEASE! I ask you this last time to tell me the whole truth! Do you care if I lose my job???? Cindy ****************************************************************************************************** June 30 hello cindy, i never knew it will affect you, i thaught it will only affect your company, but i want to tell you something if you can work hand in hand with me you will make alot of money without working under anybody, and it will be risk free. regards. (Ok, I take back what I said about feeling sorry for him!!) ****************************************************************************************** June 30 Bro Sam, Well, I'm pretty mad at you. Because of you I've lost my job and I'm not sure what I'm going to do, I only have a couple thousand dollars in savings and that won't last me until December when I turn 21. I'm so upset I could just throw myself off the top of Mt. Crumpit!! I've asked you for an explanation and to come clean with me but I don't even know your real name for goodness sake! And you haven't told me anything about what you're doing. Are you serious about making a lot money without any risk?? I hope you're not just playing games with me! Because I hate it when people do that! If you're serious then you better tell me EVERYTHING! And be totally honest! I need to know that you're trustworthy and I mean it!! If you can open up to me then I can hope to make some money somehow because I might lose my apartment without it... Please get back to me right away with all the details! Your Friend, Cindy ****************************************************************************************************** Will Bro Sam believe that the sweet orphan Cindy LouWho is desperate enough to collaborate with the likes of him?? Or will Cindy Lou make good on her threat to throw herself off the top of Mt. Crumpit???? Stay Tuned!*********************************************************************************************** July 3 hello Cindy, how are you today, i am very sorry for all the troubles you might have encountered, because of me.(Yeah right,you're so sorry you couldn't actually suck me into the first scam...) i am ready to make a deal with you, and there is no going back, because you have convinced me by not disclosing my particulars to your master in the office, so i am highly convinced about having a deal with you.(Well, aren't you a smart fella...) my name is MICHAEL AKINBO, there is 22 million dollars in a security company in republic of benin (cottonue), (Is that all!! I got an offer just 2 days ago from a guy who had 45 million....), we came about this money before the death of the formal president of nigeria (GENERAL SANNI ABACHA) all the document that will warrant the claim of this money was made in my name, so i will want us to meet at republic of benin (cottonue) where we will reach an agreement, and we will open an account in your name in cottonue, and the money will be transfered into your nominated account in america. i am willing to give you 20% of the total sum, and please do not toy with this deal, it is my last hope in life, that is why i have cool down to look for someone reli able to acomplish the deal with. immediately you recieve this mail kindly call me on 234-803-5360000, so that we can talk man to man talk. (HA HA! He wants to 'talk man to man talk' WITH CINDY LOU WHO!!!)sorry for the delay in my reply, there is a workers strick here in nigeria,(ooh... sounds painful!) and my ISP provider just started transmission this evening. regards, michael akinbo. ************************************************************************************************ Cindy Lou makes plans to jet around the world!! July 3 Dearest Bro Sam, Well I know it's kind of silly but I still want you to be bro Sam to me. Is that ok? I never had a brother....(plus I don't want to change the title bar on my web-page) I cannot phone you because of my being on the unemployed list, my phone company will only allow local calls now. That is what happens because they do not want people to charge up bills they can't pay isn't that awful! You want me to come to Cotonue Benin? I'm sure that it would cost a lot of money to get a plane ticket... (...of course imaginary flights are free!) If I use up my savings I might be in trouble. But if I can help you get all that money out then it wouldn't matter if I used up my savings would it???? When would I need to come? I'll call tomorrow and find out how much an imaginary plane ticket costs. Do I need any special vaccinations? I do have a valid passport but you know what? I've never really been out of Whoville, I've lived here all my life. It would be kind of exciting to go somewhere! I'll have to find somebody to look after my little dog Max, how long will I be gone? I look forward to hearing from you again! Your sis, Cindy Louwho ****************************************************************************************************** Will the intrepid Cindy Lou REALLY fly to Benin? How long will Bro Sam wait at the airport???? Stay tuned.... ****************************************************************************************** July 4 Bro Sam wants to set up housekeeping with Cindy Lou... hello Cindy, i have sent you a reminder through the other box, the transaction will only take three days,the first day we will go and open an account in your name, the second day we will go and withdraw the money from the security company to the account we will open in your name, and make a transfer to your nominated account in america, and the third day we will confirm if the money has gotten into your account, immediately we confirm this, you will then go back to america. have you got a fiance, if you have not got one, i am single. how much do you have in your account, i want us to the deal next week, because i will want to come over aswell, so i will want you to go and look for a luxurry house for sale in which i will stay when i come over. regards, bro samuel. ************************************************************************************************ July 4 Bro Sam, Yes, I hope to have my (imaginary)flight arrangements very soon! Of course I do not have a fiance you big silly! I'm only 20! Plus the executors of my late father's estate have instructed me firmly to stay away from men who are only looking to take advantage of a pretty rich girl. Well, I'm not rich yet until I can inherit my father's yule logging company in December. But with your help I will be rich much sooner than that! Please! I think it would be very prudent for you to send me a picture of yourself before I come because how else will I recognise you at the airport?? Also you'll have to make a sign with my name on it so I can pick you out of the crowd easily. I have to be very carefuly traveling in a strange country, I'm sure there are all kind of bad people who would do a harm to me,(like nasty little 419 scammers!) so I need to be able to find you right away when I come off the plane! Please take care of this for me or I will be too frightened to step on the plane!!! I will await your picture and let you know when my travel arrangements are set! Thanks Bro Sam!!!! for providing so much amusement! Cindy ****************************************************************************************************** July 5 hello Cindy, i will go and search for two of my pictures, so i will send it to you latter today. i asked you in the last mail how much you have in your account, the reason why i am asking this is that, we will have to open a boyant account in your name before we move the money from the security company to the bank, and to open a boyant account it will cost ten thousand dollars, so i have to know how much you have if it is enough to open the account, and if it is not, so that i can see how much i will have to run arround to get to complete it. i will want you also to send me your picture, at least to see how pretty you are, thank goodness we are both single. regards, bro samuel ****************************************************************************************** Yes! Thank goodness that Cindy Lou and Sam I Am are both single.... will romance blossom or will Cindy toss her cookies?? July 7 Bro Sam, I'm making plans for the flight and the money. I won't know for sure about the money until at least monday but I am hopeful that I can get at least 8 thousand, will you be able to get the rest? (Cindy doesn't want to sound too easy...) Do we really need a whole 10 thousand? Wow!they must have some strict rules there! (Probably because of all the nasty criminals like you...) Please tell me- will you be able to pick me up at the airport? How far is Cotonue from your home? I'm hoping to fly soon, I have a travel agent checking for flights but you need to tell me when you can be there to meet me. (because I really want you to make the long drive for my amusment and your frustration...) I'm very worried about getting off the plane and being alone!!!!! How will I know you? I am very nervous about all this so please answer all my questions. I'm sure you think I'm silly because you've probably traveled a lot but I've never been anywhere so I can't help it. I will send you a picture but I would please like to see yours first ok?? Maybe you can find someone with a digital camera then you won't have to scan. If you can do that you can take a picture with you holding a sign with my name so I will know EXACTLY what I will look for when I get off the plane, but ANY picture of you will be reassuring to me! Then maybe I won't be so worried.. I have to try not to worry, I'm sure everything will be fine right? I'm sure you'll take good care of me. (Right up until you dump my lifeless body in the river right?) I am waiting for your response. Cindy ****************************************************************************************************** July 7 Cindy receives the scary picture of bro Sam that's posted at the top of the page... (text added.) hello Cindy, we need a whole ten thousand dollars, but if you cannot make the whole ,10,000USDOLLARS,(he states it in words and numbers in case Cindy is stupid...) let me know, so that i can run arround for the balance. (funny... just where would you run for it??) i will definitely wait to pick you up at the airport,(YEAH, I BET YOU WILL!!) mind you when we meet at the airport, if i call your name, you will ask me (what is today), and i will answer you (happy day)if i did not answer that means you have the wrong person,(Wow, did you come up with that all by yourself? You smart!) but i will be there for you,if anybody should ask you what is your mission to cottonue, just tell them you are going on a visiting trip. do not forget to send me your flight schedule, from nigeria to cottonue is just two hours drive.make sure the picture you are going to send is the one with the cloth you are going to wear on travelling to cottonue,(she was really hoping to wear clothes actually....) so it will make it easy for me to identify you. regards, bro samuel. ****************************************************************************************************** Cindy Lou is quite unhappy with the picture of Bro Sam, she thinks it makes him like like an axe murderer.... Can Cindy get Bro Sam to send ANOTHER picture? Stay tuned... *********************************************************************************************** July 7 Dearest Bro Sam, Sorry it took so long to write. I have spent all the day getting everything ready! At the bank- good news! They gave me a loan against my late father's company! I can bring ALL the ten thousand so you won't have to worry about trying to make it up! I also went to the travel agent, my tickets will also be ready soon- I think I will arrive on the 13th- I will let you know the details as soon as I have them. And I had a portrait done this morning at Wal-Mart- I can't send it to you yet but they say they can e-mail a copy to me maybe tomorrow and I wore the clothes I will arrive in like you said. In the mean time I attached a picture of my church young adult group- me with all my friends! (I sent a picure of the Canadian Idol Contestants posing on the harbor in Toronto.) I don't think you really should be calling my name as the people come off the plane do you? That would bring too much attention to us, If they look in my carry on and see all that cash I am afraid they will ask me too many questions and what will I say?? I think we should do it like they do in the movies- you hold a sign with my name- surely no one else in the airport will be stupid enough to have a sign that says, "Cindy LouWho"! I will tell them that I am your bride sent by my parents to marry you and you hold a sign with my name in a heart and smile and look happy that I am coming. If they find the money I will say it is a dowry from my father- that will cover everything! It will be more believable than just saying I am visiting, it's better to have a full story. Tell me if you agree! Now about your picture. I am very unhappy that you look so cranky! Why can you not smile for me!! Are you not glad I'm coming? Don't you care for me at all?? You might look quite hansome with a smile on your face!(Yeah and pigs might fly out of your butt too!!) Please send me another picture! If I can't have one of you smiling and looking friendly then maybe I'll just stay home and pout!! ;-) If you send me a picture of you holding a heart with my name and a big smile like you are happy I'm coming then I will forgive you for the grumpy-pants picture!! OK? Please don't delay as it will not be long before I am ready to leave and I want to know I what your smile will look like!!(So I can really imagine what you're going to look like standing at the airport for a long time waiting for someone who's not coming). Your friend, Cindy *************************************************** Will Bro Sam repent of his cranky-pants attitude and send Cindy Lou another picture?? stay tuned... ************************************************** July 8 YES! Mr. Cranky Pants apology: hello cindy, sorry for the picture, i will send another one tomorrow, because there is still workers strike here in NIGERIA. i will send you a comprehensive mail latter tonight. regards, bro samuel. (I can hardly wait! Please be holding the heart shaped sign so I can claim my scam-baiters trophy....) ****************************************************************************************** July 8 Hi Sam! My pictures came today and I wanted to send you one right away because I think they turned out really nice! What do you think? If you like it I will bring you a printed copy when I come. I also have one other pose but I'm not going to sent you that unless you send me a very nice one of you! I am really hoping to see the picture I asked for from you soon!! I am waiting to hear back from you tonight!! Cindy She sends him this: ****************************************************************************************************** July 8 Having seen her picture, Bro Sam in now firmly wrapped around Cindy-Lou's finger... Hello Cindy, that is very nice of them in the bank, so there is no need for me to stress myself going about in search of money again, make sure you send your flight schedule, and the airline you are coming with, send it if possible today, you can go and ask this information from your travel agent. i saw the pictures you sent, the one you had with your friend is not too clear, but the other personal you took is alright, but it is very small, can,nt you make it bigger. well your suggestion is right saying the money is for our marriage ceremonies, or better still if you can send it through the western union money transfer using your name as the senders name and also the recievers name, i will furnish you the address you will put as your address in cottonue, so that when you came we will go and catch the money. i am very sorry about the picture it was the photographer that ask me to pose like that, when i get there tomorrow, i will shout at him,and also ask to do a better one in which i know you will surely like, i can,t wait to see you. expect the picture tomorrow, but i will send you an e, card after this mail, i hope you will also do the same, you are extremely beautiful, i should be a lucky man to have you.(Luck? There ain't enough rabbit feet or horseshoes in the universe to get you a girl like her buddy!!) regards, michael akinbo. *************************************************** Following this he sends a mushy e-card with the picture of a bouquet of roses saying: "you are a wonderful girl, see the way we met, well that is the will of the almighty, i miss you regards, mich." gag.. choke..puke.. :~0 It seems that one look at the lovely Cindy Lou's photo and Bro Sam has gone stupid(er) *************************************************** YEP, IT'S TRUE.... IT SAYS, "CINDY LOUWHO I MISS YOU!!! ***************************************************************************************** After 37 minutes of uncontrolable laughter Cindy composes herself and writes back.... July 9 Hi Sam! I am sorry that the picture I sent is small, that's just the way Wal-Mart does it- they only send me the little jpgs as proofs then I look and decide which ones I want to buy in glossy prints. I guess they make them little so that you are not tempted to print your own off without actually buying anything from them which would kind of be stealing I guess...(but you wouldn't know anything about that... would you?) I have ordered you a nice set of prints and will bring them when I come. Your idea about my transferring the money on Western Union instead of actually carrying it is sooooo smart!! How did you (of all people) ever think of it? That's one less thing for me to worry about. I have my itinerary from the travel agent- I leave Chicago O'Hare Airport at 5:45pm (my time)I fly all night and then I have to switch planes at Charles DeGaulle Airport in Paris. I have 4 and a half hours layover in Paris and then I am on *****Delta Airlines Flight 8620 which arrives in Cotonou July 14th at 6:50 pm ****** I don't know if there will be any delay in customs at Cotonou Airport but I hope you will be there extra early just in case the plane is early. I have to be all alone at the Paris airport but if I am all alone in Cotonou I will be terrified and turn around and go home!!!! But I'm sure you'll be there waiting...and waiting.... and waiting.... and waiting...... Thank you for the sweet e-card and you're complimenting me on my looks but just remember! There is a lot more to look for in a person than just outward appearance. Beauty is only skin deep(but in your case ugly goes right to the bone)! I will be waiting to hear from you again!! Cindy *********************************************************************************************** Sam butters CindyLou up with 2 more putridly mushy e-cards and then drops the hammer..... July 10 Hello Cindy, did you recieve the pictures i sent to you, and the other one in which we three, the other two guys are my cousines, they are also eager to meet you aswell, i have told them alot about you, but i did not tell them about the deal. i have just got this idea from a friend of mine, who is an immigration, because i have already told him that my fiance is coming from america, (Does her really think CindyLou might marry him?????) and i will have to go and pick her at cottonue, and he ask me that, are we going together when you are going back, but i told him that i will come and meet you later, and i have already ask him, how they will make an arrangement on how i will come over to meet you, so he said for my file to be up to date you will have to travel down to nigeria, instead of cottonue, and we would have to go to somany places, and snap alot of pictures, in which you will have some copies, and i will also have some copies aswell, because it will serve as an evidence that you come to nigeria to meet your fiance, this will ma ke it more authentic, so that when you go back to america, and you want to fight for fiance visa, and you tell them that your fiance is from nigeria, and you have been in nigeria to visit him once, if they ask for the evidences, they will see that you actually come direct to nigeria to visit your fiance, but if you travel to cottonue, they might think it is an arrangement, but if they see that you actually come to nigeria, it will make your immigration to strongly believe that you actually come to nigeria, so that the american embassy can grant me a visa to come and meet you. i will explain it better to you, when you have arrived in nigeria, so please do it for me, and come to nigeria, instead of cottonue, cottonue is just two hours drive from nigeria, so after two days of taking you to different places to take snaps, we can then proceed to cottonue. i want you to bring gift for my two friends, something like G.S.M mobile phone,? nigerian use, also i want you to bring fine shirts and trousers for me, the size of my shirt is xxl(17), and the size of my trouser is 44waist. tell your agent that your fiance is from lagos, nigeria, and he would want you to come and meet him in his country, so i will give you an address to use as your address for the recieving address of the western union money transfer. you did not give me your telephone number, and your address send it now. regards, michael akinbo. ************************************************************************************************ CindyLou is really ticked off!! What does this guy think she is? Santa Claus?? July 10 Sam! Who do you think I am??? Chis Kringle??? You got me fired from my job, had me borrow a huge sum of money against my late father's company, spend every penny I can get my hands on for airline tickets to Benin AND NOW YOU WANT ME TO BUY YOUR FRIENDS PRESENTS????? ARE YOU NUTS???? I can't believe you'd ask that of me??? You're the one with 22 million dollars! You buy them presents!!! Of course I can't have my flight changed!! I've paid for it! Do you know how much that cost!! AND I had to bribe an official to issue me a short notice visa to travel to the Republic of Benin!! Don't be ridiculous!!! You can't just change your itinerary at the last minute to fly to another flippin' country!!!!! Whoever told you that about immigration, just ignore them! Those things only apply to POOR PEOPLE, after we're finished in Cotonou we will both be millionaires so you will not have to jump through immigration hoops. Everybody knows that! If you've got money there is no problem at all to come to the US!! They'll roll out the red carpet, millionaires can go whereever they want. I really hope you're quite finished playing with me and send me that address in Cotonou so I can wire the money. I don't want to have to carry it on the plane. I need to have the address by tomorrow because I'm not sure if I can do it on a Saturday. Cindy ****************************************************************************************************** Sam makes his humble apology.... hello Cindy, i am very sorry, i will ignore all this people as you said, i will send you the address first thing tomorrow morning. you have to split the money into two because western union cannot accept 10,000USDOLLARS, at once.(Methinks Sam's had some experience with this before.....) regards, michael akinbo. ****************************************************************************************** July 11 Bro Sam is still smarting from his tongue-lashing.... hello Cindy, here is the address you will have to use as the recieving address in cotonou. AVENUE DE FRANCE, MARINA BP 2022, COTONOU, BENIN REPUBLIC. once again i am sorry, i ask for your address, but you never want to talk about it may be when we meet you will give it to me, how about your phone number, i want to talk to you. once again you have to split the money into two. regards, michael akinbo. ****************************************************************************************** July 11 Cindy Lou decides to cut Sam a little slack.... Dear Sam, Ok, I accept your apology. I am packing now and getting everything ready to go. I have the address and I will go down and wire the money within the hour. I'm sorry, I guess in all the plans and excitement I missed that you asked for my address here it is- Illinois State Police 124 E. Adams St. P.O. Box 19461 Springfield, IL USA 62794-9461 I can't give you a phone number because it is now completely disconnected since I did not have any money left to pay the bills. But when I return I will have lots of money to get it reconnected and catch up with my other bills. We will have the money available right away when I get back right? I hope so because I had to use my rent money and savings to buy that darn plane ticket! And I'm cleaned out! You know it cost almost 4 thousand dollars with taxes! Isn't that robbery?? Oh well, we won't have to worry about how much things cost after next week will we?? (Come on Sam, do you have any conscience at all?? Are you really going to go through with it and scam Cindy LouWho out of 10 000 bucks AND all her savings and rent money and send her home broke????) See you soon, Cindy ps. I've attached the copy of the other portrait I had done since you were so nice and sent me the cute picture of you wearing the Cindy Louwho T-shirt!! (Hope you wear it to the airport!!) She sends this- ****************************************************************************************** July 12 Bro Sam's short but slobbery reply- hello Cindy, Waoh you are pretty. have you contested for a beauty contest before, i did not see you full in your other pictures, but this one shows too clearly, till we meet. am happy that at last you have forgiven me. regards, michael akinbo ****************************************************************************************** July 12 Dear Sam, Well it's almost time!! Are you excited?? I am!! Excited, scared, worried and excited!! You know, I never asked you if you were a Christian... are you? Will you tell me about your relationship with Jesus? Please, please!! I have told my closest friend in my church youth group (Wendy) about you and what's going on and showed her your pictures (she is very trustworthy!) But I could not tell her about your faith because I don't know so please tell me in detail. Can you believe it! By this time tomorrow I will be on my way to Paris and then on to meet you!! It almost seems like it's not real!!(think that's because....... it's not?) Also, thank you for your compliments on my looks but please, I have told you before that a person's beauty must be more than their looks! Man may look on the outward appearance but God looks inside to see who we really are.(think about that next time you look in the mirror)that's what matters! Waiting for your reply, Your friend, Cindy ****************************************************************************************** July 13 Cindy is very disappointed that Bro Sam does not make a better effort to answer her request... but not surprised I guess. Hello Cindy, Thanks for your mail,i quite appreciate your concern,i met jesus years ago,so i am a born again christian, and i feel you should not worry yourself much, at least when we meet you can ask me anything, and i will be in position to answer you.i can,t wait to see you. till we meet, have a nice trip. regards, michael akinbo. ********************************************************************************************** So off Cindy Lou flies to the Republic of Benin. Unfortunately she gets bumped off her flight in Paris and leaves Sam waiting in the Airport..... July 14 - THE DAY HELLO CINDY, I WAS AT THE AIRPORT ALL DAY,WHAT IS HAPPENING? THANKS REGARDS MICHAEL AKINBO *********************************************************************************************** July 14 Dearest Sam, Didn't you find out that I was bumped from the flight from Ch. DeGaulle airport in Paris because of overbooking?? Did you not ask for me at the international arrivals? I was on the next flight that did not come in until just a short time ago and when I got off I could not find you anywhere!! I am at my hotel now, it is the big one on Blvd. de la Marina. (There are a few big hotels on the blvd. de la Marina) But don't worry, I am not alone now because I have met a friend on the plane and I came with him to this hotel. He is an American come to Cotonou on business and he knows the area well so he can take care of me for now. I have my laptop in my hotel room and I will check back for your e-mail later tonight. Right now my friend is taking me to a club in Jonquet(Cotonou nightclub district) so don't worry about me!!! Your friend, Cindy How mad is Bro Sam after driving all that way and waiting at the airport all those hours?? Will he be upset that the the lovely and trusting Cindy Lou is off nightclubing with some American guy??? Stay tuned...... ****************************************************************************************** July 15 Yep, his e-mails IP address shows he's still in Benin the next day... Hello, Cindy, how are you there,i was at the airport when the plane from paris arrived i could not get you, so later when i ask from one of the workers at the airport that i did not see the person i came to pick, so he said i should come the next day about the same time that another plane will come again from paris aswell, so i went to lodge at a hotel very close to the airport. what is happening? i went to le marine hotel to ask for you at the reception they said your name is not on there manifest. I have bought a phone this morning (how much of Cindy Lou's 10 grand is he spending??)after i saw your mail because i am not happy as i have not seen you, here with the phone number; 865944, so call me immediately you get the mail, so that i can come and pick you. sorry for the inconvienency, it was never my making. regards, michael akinbo. ****************************************************************************************** Oh too bad, Cindy's e-mail seems to be malfunctioning.... but at least she's having fun! July 15 Sam, I have been waiting to hear from you but still nothing. Just in case you didn't get my previous e-mails I'm trying to tell you that I got bumped from my flight from Paris and had to take an indirect one that stopped in some place first called Ouamanko or Bamkopog (or something like that, I can't remember the name of it) , some city I've never even heard of. It was quite a bit later when the plane finally arrived. I was afraid maybe you went back to Nigeria since I couldn't find you at the airport but I had met a friend on the plane from Paris (he got bumped too) and I went with him because he had a suite booked already. I didn't know what else to do. Anyway, I am having a really good time thanks to Jack he's been showing me the sights here. We went dancing last night and then he took me for a walk on the beach in the moonlight. We were so tired we slept all morning but this afternoon he's taking me to the Dantokpa market. Don't worry, I'm very safe with him because he works for some type of security agency (he even carries a gun). Please e-mail me right away when you get my message (if you're getting them). If you can't get through to me you can try Jack's business e-mail. (j.ryan.usa@interpol.int) he has some kind of hand-held satellite internet thingy for his work and he has it with him all the time. I will check back on my own e-mail when we get back to the hotel later today. Your friend, Cindy ****************************************************************************************************** Will Bro Sam be brave enough to e-mail Agent Jack Ryan at his Interpol e-mail address?? Will he keep trying to find Cindy Lou after finding out who she's with?? How badly does he want Cindy Lou's 10 000 dollars?? Stay tuned.... *********************************************************************************************** July 15 - About an hour later... Hello Cindy, Thanks for your mail, i saw your mail but i have earlier sent you a mail with the telephone number that i bought in cotonou.I am still in Cotonou and i will like to see you urgent.I wondered what is going on, you can't even send me your room number or the telephone number of the hotel,too bad.Anyway,I am higfhly worried here, and i hope you are safe.Please call me on 86-59-44,i am still in cotonou. It will be rather on fair from your side if you are in cotonou and i cannot get hold of you till now,too bad. Are you telling me that you didn't see my mail, and is that what love is about.(???)I am waiting for your call. Regards Michael Akinbo. ****************************************************************************************** July 15 - about 8pm Benin time- Sam, I did not get any earlier e-mail! What did you expect me to do just sit around in the airport waiting for you?? I just thank goodness I met Jack or else I wouldn't even have a place to stay!! And if it weren't for him I wouldn't be having any fun at all!! I'd just be sitting somewhere waiting for you to get your act together! He does not want me to give out his suite number or phone number because his work is somewhat secretive and he always books under an assumed name. I tried twice to phone you just now from the hotel and I could not get through, are you sure it's turned on? If you get this message you can meet us tonight after 9 at Chez Alex in Jonquet we will be there probably fairly late and then tomorrow if it's nice we are going to Fidjrosse Beach. If you cannot get to Chez Alex then just e-mail me at this address or Jack (j.ryan.usa@interpol.int) and we can meet somewhere at lunchtime tomorrow- you can name the place. Then we can get the transaction underway. I have not retrieved the money from WU yet but I proably should because it's not fair for Jack to pay for eveything is it?? Your Friend, Cindy ****************************************************************************************************** July 16 - 2pm Benin time A little birdie told this scam-baiter that Bro Sam has not even opened the above e-mail from Cindy Lou... hmmmm did he go home? or is it just that public internet access is reputed to be quite expensive in Cotonou... Stay Tuned... ******************************************************************************************* July 16 - 5pm Benin timeBro Sam is sent an e-mail by Agent Jack Ryan containing many TRUE AND PRIVATE FACTS obtained by the same little birdie mentioned above.... Michael, Or should I say Abdul Waheed Mogaji?? I just want to tell you that we're on to you and we're going to bring you in soon. Just forget about Cindy because there's no way you're getting to her now. We know exactly what you're up to. You know she's going to be worth millions in December when she takes control of her parents company and now, that's going to be out of your reach!(This should really irk him because he was only going for 10 grand...) I haven't told Cindy all about you because I happen to be in love with her and I don't want her to be hurt by a scum like you! She's so sweet, and she trusted you, I would rather she just think you gave up on her so I've been telling her I couldn't get though to your phone. I was hoping I could get her to have you e-mail me directly so I could trace you but you're too smart for that aren't you?(actually I just wanted to make sure he doesn't try to reply to the fake e-mail address I sent it from....) If you value your life you should just forget about her and get the hell out of Benin before I get my hands on you! And by the way, have fun when you get back to Lagos, a couple of my colleagues are waiting for you there! They've already been in contact with Isiaka Ibrahim and he was happy to give them all they needed to know about you since you're in charge of the operation.(actually not) We also know all about your job in Morocco and we've had a nice long chat with Khalid so as you can see, you're going to be so busy trying to hide your sorry ass that you won't have any time to bother with Cindy anymore. And don't worry mook, I'll take very good care of her!! J. Ryan ************************************************************************************************ Will we ever hear from Sam/Michael/Abdul again? We're not sure. But just to see if he had any fight left in 'em, Cindy Lou sents off one last e-mail not forgetting to mention the money...... July 16 - 6:40 Benin time- Sam, I'm so frustrated! I can't believe you haven't met me!! I had to get a new mail account because I can't get into my old mailbox at all now (I've had problems the whole time I'm here) and I don't know if you got the message I sent you yesterday about meeting me, you must not have because you didn't come! We've tried 4 times today and can't get through on your phone at all! I'm just about ready to give up on you, maybe you have just been playing with me all this time? I've taken my money out of WU today and converted it to travellers cheques and I'm going to leave Benin tomorrow night if you can't even come meet me!!!!!!! You can write me back at this address and I should get it but I'm beginning to think you're not coming for me at all! I guess I'll just do as Jack suggests and go back to Paris and stay with him at his flat there until he returns to the US. Thank goodness he was here to take care of me when you let me down!! Cindy ***************************************************************************************************** SO NOW WHAT? IS IT OVER? Our scammer Abdul, after reading Agent Jacks menacing e-mail replies to him with a subject line saying, "I'm sorry, It's all over now."and no text. Since then he has not even been in any of his mailboxes to check his mail or check in with his partners in crime. One can only guess what might have happened to him... This scam-baiter likes to think that he has gotten on 'The Straight and Narrow', and been frightened into leaving his life of crime behind. A naive notion? Most likely! So just to make sure, I've decided to leave one last e-mail in his box from the sweet and still gullible Cindy LouWho- July 17 Dearest Sam, Well, I am very sorry that it turned out this way but what else can I do except leave. You won't return my e-mails, I can't get through to your phone and you never did tell me what hotel you were in or come and meet me when I asked you to. I guess maybe you weren't serious about all this. There probably is no 22 million dollars or else you would have been here. Jack said you were probably just some petty thief but he doesn't know you like I do. Oh well, there's nothing else I can do is there? Your Friend, Cindy ***************************************************************************************************** Check back in the future to see if we ever hear from Bro Sam again..... ****************************************************************************************** HE'S BACK!!!! Looks like Abdul/Michael/Sam has crawled out from under his rock and wants to play some more..... July 19 HELLO CINDY, YOU HAVE TO PUT YOUR SELF IN MY SHOE, I AM VERY DISSAPOINTED IN YOU, IT SEEMS YOU BROUGHT JACK ARROUND TO SET ME AND DO AWAY WITH MY MONEY, IF YOU WANT US TO CONTINUE YOU WILL GEY THE MONEY IN AMERICA, LIVE AND DIRECT, SO I WANT YOU TO TELL ME THE GOSPEL TRUTH OF WHAT HAPPENED IN COTONUE. REGARDS, MICHAEL AKINBO. ****************************************************************************************** July 19 Dear Sam, I am quite certain I would not fit into your shoe! And I have no idea what you're talking about!! I told you that I met Jack on the plane because we both got bumped from our connecting flight, and since we were bumped up to first class you can imagine what a state I was in after consuming all the free champagne and truffles!! Maybe it wasn't the wisest idea to go to his suite with him but I'm sure it was safer than waiting around the airport for hours for somebody who's not coming! Only a moron would do that! You finally decide to e-mail me and then you don't even tell me what hotel you were in so I can come meet you. You give me a stupid cell-phone number that doesn't work!! Then I ask you to meet me at Chez Alex and I'm watching for you all night (in between dances with Jack) and you don't even show up!! Why would you say I brought Jack around to 'set you'??? I don't even know what that heck that means. Maybe you're so upset because this 22 million dollars doesn't belong to you and you're going to steal it?? Maybe you're trying to do something illegal? I think you've got a lot of explaining to do buster!! And if you want my help anymore then you better start talking or maybe I'll just use this 10 thousand dollars to take Jack on a vacation to Canada, it's supposed to be quite lovely this time of year before all the igloos melt!! So if you want my help anymore you better explain to me what the heck's going on!!! Cindy ******************************************************************************************* Seems Abdul is REALLY MAD now! He even sinks to the level of forwarding the menacing e-mail Agent Jack Ryan sent him in Cotonou to prove that his cell-phone really does work! Of course one really must question his intelligence now since he is revealing to her Jack's knowledge of his illegal activities.... July 20 HI CINDY, LOOK AT THE RUBBISH YOUR SO CALLED JACK SENT TO ME, YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY PHONE IN BENIN, JACK IS JUST A GOLD DIGGER AND YOU ALLOW THAT IDIOT OF A DOG TO SLEEP WITH YOU.IT IS HAD TO BELIEVE THAT YOU DESCEND SO LOW. JACK ONLY WANT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF YOUR FATHER'S PROPERTIES, YOU TALK TOO MUCH. I HOPE BY THE TIME YOU READ THIS MAIL AND THE FORWARDED MAIL FROM JACK, YOU WILL GET TO KNOW WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT. THANKS. MICHAEL AKINBO **************************************************************************************** July 20 Sam, What an laughably absurd thought that Jack would be after my money!!! His family fortune is worth about 10 times that of mine!! Yeah that's really funny, you mean to say you've never heard of Ryantech International Aerospace Industries??? The only reason Jack works for Interpol is because of his technical expertise and thirst of adventure! Now you should tell me about what he said. Are you really Abdul Waheed Mogaji?? Is there truth to what he said about you?? If so them maybe it is for the best I didn't actually help you! What do you have to say for yourself now? Cindy ***************************************************************************************************** Well, this seems to be the end of our Scammer Lad, monitoring of his accounts suggests that he is a little too worried about Agent Jack Ryan to be conducting his nefarious business activities anymore. I did see however a letter he sent to his (ex)accomplice which sounded just a little paranoid..... ;) hello do you people think you can set me up, i know all what is happenig, i have been seeing the different mails you have been sending and the different names you have been changing, what is your problem, all this deal i did not get a dine, and i have spent a lot of money and i did not worry, after you people went at my back to collect money there in libya from the guy from moroco, you people now say i am the director of operation, it seems you are mad, if you have any problem with INTERPOL try and settle your self THE END (maybe....)